Automobile-signal.



E. J. BREWSTER.

-AUTOMOBILE SIGNAL. APPLICATION FILED APRi'll, 1914.

1,121,790. f Patented m 32,1914.

EJ @Rew rea T EQ EDWARD J. BREWSTER, OF HOTISTON, TEXAS.

AUTOMOBILE-SIGNAL.

Application filed April 11, 1914; Serial No. 881,239.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, EDWARD J. Bnnwsrnn, acitizen of the United States, residing at Houston, in the county ofHarris and State of Texas, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Automobile Signals, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates. generally to signals, and more particularly toone adapted.

for use in connection with an automobile.

The object of the invention is to provide an article of this characterwhich shall be simple of construction, easy to apply to position, andwhich in operation will be thoroughly effective in notifying pedestriansand others when the chauffeur desires to stop the machine or to turn offfrom the street on which he is traveling into another street.

With the above and other objects in view, as will appear as the natureof the invention is better understood, the same consists, gen.- erallystated, in a signal comprising a casing designed to be secured to anyportion of an automobile, referably tothe left foredoor of the mac ine.Arranged within the casing, which 'will preferably be opaque, is anindicator in the nature of a hand, which is arranged for limited slidingmovement within the casin and to which is connected an actuating roarranged adjacent to the chauffeur, whereby .when it is desired toproject the index or indicator to notify pedestrians that the machine isgoing tostop or to turn off into another street, the index may beprojected beyond the casing, and being ofa distinctive color willattract at tention, and thus secure the object for which the device isdesigned.

To enhance the value of the attachment, the casing may constitute ameans for displaying on its front side the number of the machine, andits rear side may have depicted thereon any design that may be desired.

Further and more specific details of construction and features ofnovelty of the invention will hereinafter appear.

In the accompanying drawing, forming a.

part of this specification, and in which like characters of referencedesignate corres onding parts: Figure 1 is a view in side.

e ovation, partly in section, of an automobile signal constructed inaccordance with the present invention, the index or signal beingSpecification of Letters Patent.

Patented nee. 22. 1914.

projected; Fig. 2 is a similar view, the signal being retracted; Fig. 3is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1..

Referring to the drawing, 1 designates a casing, which Will preferablybe of rectangular contour in cross section, and may be constructed ofany suitable material, preferably of metal, and is provided at its rearend with two outstanding perforated ears 2 by which the casing may besecurely bolted to any part of an automobile, proffer-ably to the leftfore'door thereof. On one"-lhde of the casing, preferably the frontside, may be displayed the-machine number, and on the rear side anydesign that may be desired. Arranged. Within the casing is an indexembodying a hand-or pointer 3 which is connected with a carrier 4:provided at its inner endwith a head 5 designed to coact with stops orlugs ('3 arranged at the forward inner end of the casing, thus to limitthe outward movement of the hand or pointer. The latter will preferablybe of some distinctive color, such as red, to indicate danger, and maybe made of any suitable material, such as metal or wood. As a means forreciprocating the index, which is composed of the head and hand orpointer, within the casing, so asto maintain it wholly concealed thereinor projected therefrom, a

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of the machine, and provided with a handhold 10. It is to be understood,of course, that the rear end of the casing is open in order to permit ofthe index being inserted therein.

When the index is housed within the casing, the section 9 of the rodwill hang down parallel with the part to which the casing is attached,and will thus prevent any acci dental projection of the hand or pointer,or when it is desired to exhibit the latter,,the section 9 will beraised to bring it in alinement with the section 8, this being effectedby the hinge employed, and the push rod is then forced outwardly,thereby projecting the hand or pointer to the desired position, itsoutward movement being checked by coaction between the head 5 and stops,6.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that While the deviceherein described is simple of construction, its parts are so constructedand assembled as'to insure the presentation of a thoroughly efiectivedevice for the purpose for which it is dc signed, and one not liable tobecome deranged from long continued use.

having thus described my invention, what I claim is: r

In combination with a support, a signal comprising a casing provided atone end with means for attachment to the support and at its other endwith internal stops, a carrier arranged Within the casing and providedwitha head to coact with the stops,

support, the position of the joint in the rod being protruded beyond thesupport when the hand or pointer is in'retracted position. In testimonywhereof I hereunto aiiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

EDWARD J. BREWSTER.

Witnesses:

JNO. N, STEELE, H. E. HILL.

